Born July 26, 1966 in Seymour, he was the son of Norman C. and Mary Alice (Leader) Brown. He married Pam Tincher on November 18, 1989 and she survives. He was a 1984 graduate of Brownstown High School and graduated in 1989 from the University of Evansville with a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was employed as a Mechanical Engineer at NWSC Crane for 22 years.

Survivors include his wife Pam, of Bedford and their son Devin Paul Brown, still at home; his parents, Norman and Mary Alice Brown, of Freetown, one sister Anne Martin and her husband Bryan, of Freetown; two nieces, Wendy and Kelly Martin, both of Freetown; maternal grandmother Esther Leader, of Hartford City; one aunt, Carol Ann Parker, of Hartford City; one uncle David Leader, of Boise, ID.; and several cousins.

Funeral services will be on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Tedrow officiating. Burial will follow in Houston Cemetery in Jackson County.

Friends may call today from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association in memory of "P.R."